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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Competitive sports"”.
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The integration of performance analysis approaches within the practice of competitive sports teams
… the PA tools and approaches employed by sports coaches and analysts and their perception of its value. Study One Part A focused on the coaches’ approaches. Method: A stratified sample of forty-six coaches were selected to complete an online-survey relating to their engagement with match, …
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On Making Warriors Out of Worriers: the Management of Trait Anxiety in Competitive Sports
… performance. A total of 189 competitors from the sports of freestyle skiing, athletics, and ten-pin bowling participated in Study 1. Each competitor provided general demographic information, information pertaining to their overall skill level, and also completed the Competitive Trait Anxiety …
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Qualitative and quantitative assessment of functional performance before and after reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament in people from non-elite/professional sporting background
… Arabic countries) or in people who are not from competitive sports background. The aims of this thesis were to evaluate the quantity and quality of functional performance, postural stability and rehabilitative outcomes of non-high competitive sports patients following ACL reconstruction in Egypt. …
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Effectiveness Evaluation of COVID-19 Regulations in Collegiate Sports: Quantifying Player Proximity and Workload During Soccer Training
… have drastically altered the world of competitive sports. The global shutdown beginning in March 2020 put a significant strain on athlete's ability to train, as many fitness centers were closed to prevent disease transmission. When it was deemed that athletic competition was safe to …
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Under the Influence: Adolescent Girls' Compliance in Competitive Softball.
… and why young female athletes participate in the competitive organized sport of softball. Based on participant observation and interviews with coaches and players of Team Z, this study examines how parents and coaches influence females to participate in athletics through incentives and …
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The Effect of a Competitive Athletic Season on the Performance of the Balance Error Scoring System
… to play guidelines. It is unknown if playing a competitive sports season has any effect on the BESS score. Objective: To determine if playing in a competitive sports season has an effect on the BESS score. Design: A three group pre-post test study. Setting: This study was performed in a …
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A Smart Energy-Efficient Hybrid Gait Monitoring System
… results will be important in industry 4.0 and competitive sports training applications, where long-term reliable and accurate monitoring is crucial to people’s health, safety, and performance, and renewable energy sources are desired over current commercial battery-powered systems. This …
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Body Composition Assessment Results And Predicting Injury Patterns In Collegiate Musicians
… body composition. Currently the data comes from competitive sports, with little data in performing arts, specifically marching band. The primary aim of this study was to determine if body composition assessments can predict musculoskeletal injury (MSI) occurrence in marching band participants. …
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Neural Correlates of Inter-Individual Differences in Pain Processing Investigated by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Entire Central Nervous System
… others tolerate pain well. Athletes can play competitive sports even with significant injuries while other people feel tremendous pain while getting a flu shot. This phenomenon of inter-individual variability in pain responses has challenged scientists and clinicians alike. It is difficult to …
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Dual Career of High-Performance Student Athletes in China (mainland): A Comparative Study Based on the Analysis of Partial Chinese national and Provincial Teams
… the goal to highlight itself on international sports forums, most countries attached tremendous attention to competitive sports. The elite athletes, therefore, are forced to dedicate themselves more and more to achieve excellence in their athletic careers (Dawn Aquilina, 2013). In this case, …
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The Applied Use of Wearable Technology in Elite Female Ice Hockey
… training has become a critical component in many competitive sports, including ice hockey. Despite its global popularity, ice hockey remains a neglected area of applied sport science research. Objective: (1) To investigate the applied use of wearable technology in world-class female ice hockey; …
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Dimensions of Anxiety and their Effect on an Aspect of the Performance Process: Commission of Mental Errors
… of winning continues to be stressed in competitive sports. The purpose of this study was to investigate the anxiety-performance relationship in an applied, field-tested manner by examining the relationship between competitive state anxiety and the incidence of mental errors committed …
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Biomechanics of Injury Events Associated with Diagnosed Concussion in Professional Men's Rugby League
Concussions are a problem in competitive sports with growing concern over the acute and long-term consequences of repetitive head trauma. Participation in sport increases risk of concussion, particularly contact sports including rugby, hockey and football (Harmon et al., 2013). In rugby league, …
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ACTIVE 6 AFTER-SCHOOL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM: A PROCESS EVALUATION
… positive aspects including enjoyment of the competitive sports as well as the non-competitive activities such as climbing and swimming. The data also pointed to an overarching barrier that was more inductive than deductive. That barrier was a general ambiguity to the program. When the parents …
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ACTIVE 6 AFTER-SCHOOL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM: A PROCESS EVALUATION
… positive aspects including enjoyment of the competitive sports as well as the non-competitive activities such as climbing and swimming. The data also pointed to an overarching barrier that was more inductive than deductive. That barrier was a general ambiguity to the program. When the parents …
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Reasons Seventh-day Adventist Parents Gave for Not Sending Their Children to Seventh-day Adventist Elementary and Secondary Schools
… schools offered a wider range of subjects, competitive sports and scholarships, extracurricular activities, music, after-school programs, and other free services.</p> <p>Many SDA teachers work at public schools, and parents claimed that they took better care of their children. SDA academies …
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A Comparison of Youth Participation Motives in Organized Sports
… for youth to begin participating in organized sports in, or outside of, school is 11 years old (Klint & Weiss, 1986; Smith & Smoll, 2002). Although participation rates have increased, there are significant numbers of youth who drop out of sport. Over one-third of all participants between the …
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The Relationship between Lower Body Power and Sprinting Ability in Recreationally Trained College Men
College aged males who participate in competitive sports at a recreational level have very unique physical skills and abilities that lead them to compete in untraditional sports such as Ultimate Frisbee. This study examine the relationship between jumping ability and sprinting ability among 22 …
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Exploring Yoga and the Flow Experience: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Contemporary Yoga Communities
… commonly researched, usually male-dominated, competitive sports and into the realm of women’s leisure studies. The findings demonstrate that an online leisure experience can induce flow, which previous flow experience literature has questioned. In this study, the lived yoga experience was …
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Pregnancy and leisure time physical activity
… (sedentary, light, moderate-to-heavy and competitive sports) and sports. Findings: Pregnant women engaged in moderate-to-heavy leisure time physical activity during pregnancy had a 66% significantly reduced risk of preterm delivery (adjusted OR=0.34, 95% CI:0.14-0.85), while women with …
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